to ozonate or not

[ctyslkr66]

The Sundance dealer I have been dealing with claims that an ozonator is not necessary...he says they are not cost effective.   Could someone shine some light on this.  He recommends Baquaspa instead of other chemicals...Is this good??
Help!
Dave

[Spatech_tuo]

Common question withouyt an exact answer. The point that they're not cost effective misses the point. They're not meant to save money. They're meant to make it easier to keep the water clean nd if you believe this to be true (and I surely do) then they're worth the money as water care can be frustrating. I have had a spa 5 years and have found it easy to care for and have CD ozone. I also work in the field were I see customers with ozone having an easier time than those without. Of course that's my unscientific statement but its enough for me.

[ebirrane]

I have an ozonator and have clean water.  My sister has a 10 year old hot tub with no ozonator and she has clean water.  

Ozone is a great way to kill things, but it isn't clear that hot tub ozonators either:

a) manufacture enough ozone
b) correctly inject it into the water
and
c) keep it in contact with the water long enough

for it to be effect.

I like that I have an ozonator because I like the word "ozone". Aside from that, I shock once a week.

-Ed

[ZzTop]

I agree with all of the above.

If you are looking at purely the costs.  You can buy a lot of chemicals for the price of an ozinator which has to be serviced or replaced every year or two.

The difference is whether you believe that Ozone will reduce the use of Sanitizer and thereby reduce the amount of chemicals and TDS in your Spa water.

Note:  some sanitizer will always be required with ozination, but nowhere near as much.

Personally I use Ozination in combination with a 24/7 circ pump.

[dpgtech]

Ditto to all of the above.  We sell Baqua and bromine with ozone or Brilliance bromine which is made by baqua spa.  Personally I like the brilliance w/ozone or regular bromine w ozone.  We have a lot of customers that like the baqua and a lot that don't like the waterline the baqua leaves.  Ph and alaklinity, and calcium hardness a critical factors in either system.  if you don't mind a mild bromine smell brilliance w ozone might be the way to go. ask the dealer about brilliance.

[Brewman]

We have the Optima, use Baqua, no ozone.  
I'm sure this isn't the least expensive route, but really, the cost of chemicals isn't that bad, and our water quality is great.  So for now, I'll stick with what I've got.
For us, the amount of sanitizer we have to add is only a couple ounces per month, going by the Baqua test strips.  So a bottle of sanitizer lasts several months.

I can always add ozone anytime, if the mood strikes.
Brewman